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The fossilized remains of an ancient whale known as Brygmophyseter were discovered and named in 1992 in Japan by Dr. Lawrence G. Barnes. This ancient whale was estimated to be some 35-40 feet long, which is medium-sized, compared to modern day whales, but was enormous for the time.

These ancient whales lived and hunted in groups called pods and would help defend each other if they were attacked. The whale had blunt, deeply rooted teeth that were designed to lock and hold on to slippery scale-covered prey. It also had a highly developed sonar system that allowed it to find prey in any type of water; it could also concentrate its sonar into a beam of sound energy that would stun and harm its enemies, or ram its attackers with its giant head.

Like the Megalodon, Brygmophyseter was an apex predator, at the top of the food chain. It probably fed on dolphins, sea lion-type animals and other smaller whales, as well as fish, squid and small sharks.